PI05558: VARIABLE LENGTH RECORDS WRONGLY WRITE MAXIMUM LENGTH.

COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 10 (December 2013 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 11 (June 2014 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 12 (October 2014 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 13 (October 2015 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 14 (August 2016 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 15 (August 2017 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 16 (July 2018 PTF) for 4.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Variable length records in a VSAM sequential file will
  incorrectly write its maximum record length.  VSAM type is also
  known as SdU.  Example-
  SELECT OUT-FILE ASSIGN TO OUTFILE.
  FD     OUT-FILE RECORD IS VARYING FROM 1 TO 1000
                  DEPENDING ON REC-LEN, RECORDING MODE V.
  01     OUT-REC  PICTURE X(1000).
  WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
  01  REC-LEN     PICTURE 9(5) VALUE 25.
    WRITE OUT-REC.
  No matter what value is in REC-LEN, 1000 characters
  are written for each record. In this example, only 25
  should be written.
  

Local fix

• No problem with COBOL for AIX version 3.1.0.5.
  

Problem summary

• Problem has been corrected in 4.1.1.10 fixpack
  

Problem conclusion

• See http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036591 to
  install fix pack 10. See
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27040391 for the
  most recent fix list for COBOL for AIX.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COBOL AIX - SDU

• Fixed component ID

  5724Z8701

Applicable component levels

• R411 PSY

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